In a meeting of direct rivals, Valencia (10-8) will seek to follow Wednesday's win over Efes by completing a perfect double-round week when it hosts Panathinaikos (10-8), which is aiming to bounce back quickly from a last-gasp loss at Baskonia.
Game Notes: Valencia vs. Panathinaikos
2023-24
3 Mins read
Regular Season
Round 19 of 34
Regular Season
Valencia BasketVBC
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Panathinaikos AKTOR AthensPAO
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Mathias Lessort combined 18 points with 7 rebounds to lead the Greens to a 90-73 win over Valencia in November, but he will meet plenty of resistance from Brandon Davies, who has averaged 16 points and 5.3 boards in the last three games. Panathinaikos blew a 9-point fourth quarter lead on Wednesday night, despite 25 points from in-form Kendrick Nunn, so it will be determined to stay locked in for the full 40 minutes this time around.
- Panathinaikos beat Valencia 90-73 in Round 10, despite Valencia's Chris Jones dishing a career-high 10 assists.
- Last season in Athens, Valencia beat Panathinaikos 91-92 on a buzzer-beating triple from Chris Jones who had a career-high 33 PIR in that game.
- Panathinaikos set its club record for blocks with 8 in a 69-73 home loss to Valencia in November 2010. The Greens went on to win the EuroLeague that season.
- Valencia point guard Stefan Jovic played with Panathinaikos in the 2021-22 season, but made only 4 appearances in the EuroLeague.
- Valencia's Chris Jones and Fenerbahce center Kostas Antetokounmpo were teammates at LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne in the 2021-22 season.
- Valencia's Victor Claver has been a teammate of Panathinaikos forward Juancho Hernangomez on the Spanish national team. Together they won the gold medal at the 2019 World Cup.
- Valencia's Jaime Pradilla and Xabi Lopez-Arostegui and Junacho Hernangomez of Panathinaikos won the Eurobasket 2022 gold medal together with the Spanish national team.
- Big men Damien Inglis of Valencia and Mathias Lessort of Panathinaikos were teammates at AS Monaco in the 2020-21 season. They won the 2021 EuroCup together.
- Panathinaikos center Aleksander Balcerowski and Valencia big man Damien Inglis were teammates at Gran Canaria last season.They won the 2023 EuroCup title together.
- Valencia guard Kevin Pangos had a career-best game while playing for Zenit St Petersburg against Panathinaikos in April 2021. He had career highs in points (33), two-pointers made (7), three-pointers made (7) and PIR (41).
- Panathinaikos center Mathias Lessort had a career-high PIR of 37 playing for Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade against Valencia in December 2022.
- Lessort had a career-high 4 steals playing for FC Bayern Munich against Valencia in February 2020.
- Valencia point guard Stefan Jovic grabbed a career-high 8 rebounds playing for Crvena Zvezda Belgrade against Panathinaikos in January 2016.
Game Videos
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Valencia Basket | Round 22 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Montero to Reuvers alley-oop connection! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Bayern Munich-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 22 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Osman, Holmes connect for alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-AS Monaco | Round 21 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Virtus Bologna | Round 21 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Reuvers rises to the rafters! Motorola Magic Moment
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Braxton Key denies Mirotic! Motorola Magic Moment
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Richaun Holmes smashes the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos turns defense into offense! Motorola Magic Moment
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Richaun Holmes says not in my house! Motorola Magic Moment
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Kendrick Nunn beats the halftime buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Thompson blocks, Sako dunks! Motorola Magic Moment
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Cedi Osman slams it home in transition! Motorola Magic Moment
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Braxton Key locks the door for Valencia! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Valencia Basket | Round 20 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Nathan Reuvers dunks after Jean Montero’s steal! Motorola Magic Moment
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Faried unleashes his anger on the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Neal Sako dunks off Darius Thompson’s alley-oop dish! Motorola Magic Moment
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Top 10 Dunks | December | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Olympiacos Piraeus | Round 19 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Nunn puts it back! Motorola Magic Moment
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Yurtseven says NO! Motorola Magic Moment
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Shorts finds Faried! Motorola Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | Round 19 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Reuvers hammers it home! Motorola Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | Round 18 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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FC Bayern Munich-Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv | Round 18 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 18 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
- 00:23
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Omari Moore slices through the lane for the explosive jam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Oturu throws down the reverse! Motorola Magic Moment
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What a block by Kenneth Faried! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Oturu swats da Silva! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:32
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Big man duo orchestrates dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fantasy Challenge Podcast: Unlimited trades are here again!
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv | Round 17 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv-Valencia Basket | Round 17 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Kenneth Faried throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
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Taylor throws down De Larrea’s feed! Motorola Magic Moment
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Valencia Basket | Round 16 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 16 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Neal Sako dunks off Jean Montero’s alley-oop dish! Motorola Magic Moment
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Nathan Reuvers opens the scoring in style! Motorola Magic Moment
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Cedi Osman shines with steal and slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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An audacious three-pointer from Nunn! Motorola Magic Moment
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | Round 15 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Valencia Basket-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | Round 15 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Kenneth Faried dunks off Jerian Grant’s dish! Motorola Magic Moment
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Six Feet and Under Club: TJ Shorts
